The conference will take place over two days in a hybrid format – both on-site and online. Each day features three
panels, combining lectures with panel discussion and a Q&A session.

Day 1 – Thursday, 19 November (9:00 – 16:00; Registration starts at 8:30)

  • 1st Panel – Keynote Speakers
  • 2nd Panel – Researchers’ Perspective
  • 3rd Panel – Chambers of Commerce Perspective

Day 2 – Friday, 20 November (9:30 – 15:30)

  • 4th Panel – Companies and Employers’ Associations in Southern Europe: A New Horizon for Collective Business Action and Industrial Relations
  • 5th Panel – Businesses and Chambers of Commerce – A Comparative Approach
  • 6th Panel – Junior Researchers Session

Further details, including the full programme and speaker list, will be published on our website in early November.


5th Conference at ESCI-UPF Barcelona